East Kirkby
Middle areaNorth east Ashfield. 7,870 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 32% of people in East Kirkby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in East Kirkby
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Kirkby at a rate of 81.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Ashfield.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 252 |
| Other crime | 109 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 100 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 65 |
| Shoplifting | 32 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Drug offences | 23 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How East Kirkby compares
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Is East Kirkby safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in East Kirkby at a rate of 81.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Ashfield.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in East Kirkby.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (252), other crime (109) and anti-social behaviour (100).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Ashfield
These figures are published for the whole of Ashfield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ashfield and not East Kirkby alone. See Ashfield
East Kirkby in brief
The median price paid for a home in East Kirkby was £190,000 in 2025.
East Kirkby had 7,796 usual residents at the census.
About 32% of people in East Kirkby live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In East Kirkby, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.